Principle of Utility
Measure of the usefulness that an action may have
for utilitarianism the principle of utility
The greatest happiness for the greatest number
a teleological ethical theory
the basis for judging the morality of an action is the result or consequences it is likely to yeild
Bentham was motivated by a desire to establish what?
A universal theory that could be applied to all ethical situations
He sought a theory out ethics that would?
Iron out the deep inequalities of his time
Eighteenth century England was experiencing radical social changes
industrial revolution